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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-09-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:19

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 11–9. Washington Senators put up 7 in the 9th. Bill Trotter earned the win and Bill Kennedy picked up the save. Buddy Blair went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	11	15
PHA	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	13

W: Bill Trotter L: Phil Marchildon SV: Bill Kennedy

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	3	3	2	1	0
Stan Spence	5	1	1	1	1	0
Bruce Campbell	5	1	2	2	1	1
Mickey Vernon	6	1	2	0	0	3
Bobby Estalella	5	1	2	1	0	0
John Sullivan	3	2	1	1	2	1
Ellis Clary	4	0	0	0	1	2
Jake Early	4	1	2	1	1	0
Alex Carrasquel	2	0	1	0	1	1
Jimmy Pofahl	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Croucher	1	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dee Miles	4	2	0	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	5	2	2	1	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	2	2	3	0	0
Bob Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	1	2	0	0
Hal Wagner	3	1	0	0	1	1
Pete Suder	4	1	3	2	0	0
Crash Davis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Marchildon	4	0	3	1	0	1
Felix Mackiewicz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Carrasquel	7.0	13	2	2
Bill Trotter	1.0	0	0	0
Bill Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Marchildon	8.1	14	7	7
Fred Caligiuri	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: S8
Stan Spence: SB2
Stan Spence: W
Bruce Campbell: S9.2-H;1-3
Mickey Vernon: K
Bobby Estalella: 46(1)/FO.3-H
John Sullivan: K

Bot 1

Dee Miles: W
Elmer Valo: S9.1-2
Buddy Blair: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: 5/FL
Dick Siebert: S8.3-H;2-H
Hal Wagner: 3/G

Top 2

Ellis Clary: K
Jake Early: 4
Alex Carrasquel: S9
George Case: 7

Bot 2

Pete Suder: D8
Crash Davis: S7.2-3
Phil Marchildon: S7.3-H;1-2
Dee Miles: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Elmer Valo: S9.3-H;1-3
Buddy Blair: HR/8.3-H;1-H
Bob Johnson: 63
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 3

Stan Spence: 4
Bruce Campbell: 43
Mickey Vernon: S6
Bobby Estalella: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Hal Wagner: 6
Pete Suder: S4.B-2(E4)
Crash Davis: 7
Phil Marchildon: S7.2-3
Dee Miles: 6(1)/FO

Top 4

John Sullivan: W
Ellis Clary: 64(1)/FO
Jake Early: S9.1-3
Alex Carrasquel: W.1-2
George Case: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Elmer Valo: 1/G
Buddy Blair: 8
Bob Johnson: 63

Top 5

Stan Spence: 6/FL
Bruce Campbell: K23
Mickey Vernon: K

Bot 5

Dick Siebert: E6/G.B-1
Hal Wagner: K+CS2(26)/DP
Pete Suder: 9

Top 6

Bobby Estalella: S8
John Sullivan: 53.1-2
Ellis Clary: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Jake Early: S3.1-3
Alex Carrasquel: K

Bot 6

Crash Davis: 63
Phil Marchildon: S9
Dee Miles: 54(1)/FO
Elmer Valo: 8

Top 7

George Case: HR/7
Stan Spence: 13
Bruce Campbell: S8
Mickey Vernon: 6
Bobby Estalella: 143

Bot 7

Buddy Blair: D9
Bob Johnson: 9
Dick Siebert: 3/L
Hal Wagner: W
Pete Suder: D8.2-H;1-H
Crash Davis: S5.2-3;B-1
Phil Marchildon: K

Top 8

John Sullivan: W
Ellis Clary: W.1-2
Jake Early: 2/FL
Jimmy Pofahl: 8
George Case: S8.2-H;1-3
Stan Spence: 43

Bot 8

Dee Miles: 43
Elmer Valo: 43
Buddy Blair: 3/G

Top 9

Bruce Campbell: W
Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2
Bobby Estalella: S9.2-3;1-2
John Sullivan: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ellis Clary: K
Jake Early: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frank Croucher: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Case: BK.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Case: W
Stan Spence: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stan Spence: S8.3-H;2-3
Bruce Campbell: 9.3-H
Mickey Vernon: K

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: 3/G
Dick Siebert: 13
Felix Mackiewicz: 43